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The book titled "The poor in pro-poor development intervention programme activities in Ghana" is an excellent tool for development studies suitable for those in academia and those in development practice. The expatiation on key development tools such as PRA, PAR, CDD, PLA, PPA, among others, some clear and intriguing reasons why the rural people in Ghana are generally poor, and other interesting and educative issues raised in this book, makes the book an essential tool for teaching and learning for all categories of development students and professionals in practice. The production of this book is timely and is highly recommended to all development training institutions to facilitate learning and skills acquisition particularly for professional practice along the development chain.

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Dr. Michael Wombeogo has authored several peer-reviewed articles and books. He is a professional Nurse, a Senior Lecturer and Head of Dept. of Public Health at the Univ. for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. He belongs to West African College of Nursing, Ghana College of Nursing, Ghana Registered Nurses Assoc., Sigma Teeta Tau International etc.

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